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Straight
Track: News For Railroaders
STRAIGHT TRACK #261
Railroad Offers Free Legal Advice To
Injured Employees
As a union officer, it is your right, duty and privilege to be able to
recommend your members to Designated Legal Counsel.
STRAIGHT TRACK #260
In a special series of articles, the Hoey & Farina Railroad
Retaliation Report details a crucial new law.
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Part VII
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Part IX
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Part X
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Part XII
STRAIGHT TRACK #259
Railroad Offers Free Legal Advice To
Injured Employees
Hoey & Farina received a new brochure that a railroad gives its
employees. The brochure's purported purpose is to answer on duty injury
questions. Nowhere in the glossy brochure does the Railroad tell its
employees the truth: Once you are injured, you are a liability, and
minimizing its liability is "only business" to the railroad.
STRAIGHT TRACK #258
Prepare for the Winter Months: Don't
Slip Up
Now is the time to understand that if you slip and fall at work, the
presence of ice or snow does not by itself establish liability against
the railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA).
STRAIGHT TRACK #257
Record Illinois Verdict for Injured
Railroad Conductor
James Farina is pleased to announce that Hoey & Farina Attorney William
McMahon obtained a record Illinois verdict in the sum of $715,852.42 on
behalf of Conductor/Engineer William Fletcher for shoulder injuries
sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the
job.
STRAIGHT TRACK #256
Difference In Benefits Between
Railroad Retirement And Social Security
After reading a recent Straight Track article, one of our readers
suggested we share a March 2007, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board news
release concerning the differences in Railroad Retirement and Social
Security Benefits.
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THE FACTS: Railroad
Accidents & Injuries
Work related injuries to railroad workers are governed by a law originally passed by Congress in 1908 called the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). Under FELA you are not entitled to recover monetary damages from the railroad for your injury merely because you were injured on-duty. Find out more how
Hoey & Farina can help you with its Focus, Experience, Team Approach & Personal Approach.
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RECENT RESULTS
$12,652,000 -- FELA
-- 25 year old conductor
$4,200,000
-- FELA
-- 33 year old switchman
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We work in a bilingual environment, counseling individuals who are English and/or Spanish speaking.
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Conveniently located just outside of Chicago's Loop in the Printer's Row neighborhood, just steps away from the Federal Courthouse.
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About Hoey & Farina
Hoey & Farina P.C. are union designated FELA lawyers for injured railroad employees and workers. For free legal advice and counsel 24 hours per day on railroad accident, injury and death claims & rights, call toll free at 1-888-425-1212.
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